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Google's DEI dump may tank ESG score

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... 0.88% of its Balanced option and 0.33% for the Conservative option. The super fund is considering opportunities for engagement with Alphabet to address concerns and evaluating how it can influence the company. AustralianSuper, which as at December end ...

ESG not dead yet: Fidelity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... is out" on the best ways to drive positive change, with impact investing, exclusionary screening, individual company engagement and government policy and regulation among the top strategies, Tan said. "As an active manager and steward of client capital ...

ESG groups scramble to pivot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
More asset managers and banks are dropping like flies from climate-focused initiatives, leaving ESG groups scrambling to stay relevant. Following the exit of four Canadian banks, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has now bade farewell to JPMorgan ...

Investors slam dumping of nature positive laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... mining, real estate, transport, accommodation or hospitality. For this reason, natural capital is a key theme for company engagement, with 62% of investors engaging with companies on biodiversity/nature conservation and 48% on natural capital issues ...

Podcast: The biggest misconception fund managers have about stewardship with Rachel Alembakis

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... of FS Sustainability - and says that communication skills are one of the most important aspects of stewardship and engagement with companies to ensure they are following U Ethical's responsible investment principles. With its first funds established ...

Activist investors set sights on paid parental leave

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The activist shareholder group Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX) has set its scope on large, listed firms that fail to provide paid parental leave. They are targeting childcare provider G8 Education, which employs over 10,000 staff. G8 is an outlier ...

Looming climate audits expose talent crunch

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Approved this week, Australia's new sustainability audit timelines have sparked concerns around the readiness of businesses scrambling to fill a skills shortfall. Thousands of progressively smaller entities will gradually fall under the mandatory disclosure ...

Workplace expert joins Aware Super in new role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... for reward, talent management and acquisition, succession management, performance, learning and capability, employee engagement and people regulatory governance. At iCare NSW, Jones was the general manager of people & workplace experience. The recruit ...

Green moves: UN PRI, Ditchley, Honest Work

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... urgent need for investors to adapt and engage, PRI said. It is this role that Tang steps into, overseeing signatory engagement and working closely on policy engagement with PRI's head of APAC policy Kazuma Osaki and the team. "Investors in this region ...

Super moves: ART, QIC, Rest, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... responsible investment analyst. Hamra arrived from Investor Group on Climate Change where he served as manager of corporate engagement for nine months. Before that, he was a senior responsible Investment analyst at Funds SA, where he helped implement ...